Definition of Leroi jones

1. Noun. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).

Exact synonyms: Baraka, Imamu Amiri Baraka
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leroi Jones

Layton
Laz
Lazarist
Lazarists
Lazarus
Lazarused
Lazaruses
Lazarusing
Lazio
Lazlow
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Lchashen
Ld.
LeCompte manoeuvre
LeCompte operation
LeRoi Jones
LeRoy
LeVeen shunt
Le Bel-van't Hoff rule
Le Chatelier's law
Le Chatelier's principle
Le Chatelier-Braun principle
Le Chatelier principle
Le Châtelier’s principle
Le Corbusier
Le Douanier Rousseau
Le Duc Tho
Le Fort
Le Fort's amputation
Le Fort III craniofacial dysjunction

Literary usage of Leroi jones

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Turbulent Times: Stories by Allan H. Keith (2002)
"11, 1969 By Allan H. Keith Jr. Of the Southern Illinoisan Poet, playwright and black activist LeRoi Jones declared Monday night that “black nationhood must ..."

2. Art Works! Prevention Programs for Youth and Communities by Paula Randall (1998)
"In the theater group, initiates researched traditional African American playwrights and writers like leroi jones, Maya Angelou, ..."

3. Mute Vol II #4 by Mute (2006)
"... Diaries and leroi jones' Blues People. It cost classical music in Europe not just it's audience but also its social effect, this music ceased to be at ..."

4. The new beats: culture, musique et attitudes du hip-hop by S.H Fernando, Arnaud Réveillon, Jean-Philippe Henquel (2000)
"«Une autre personne influente fut Amiri Baraka [qui s'appelait auparavant Leroi Jones], parce que Baraka se produisait sur scène avec un groupe, ..."

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